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LAURACEE. 
BEILSCHMIEDIA UGANDENSIS, sp. nov. 
Frutex, virgis juvenissimis et panieulis exceptis, glabra; 
ramis adultis cortice cinereo instructis, ramulis foliaceis 
atro-brunneis ; foliis ellipticis vel elliptico-oblongis, basi 
subangustatis, apice obsolete acuminatis; siccis sub- 
coriaceis, supra nigrescentibus, nervis lateralibus, circ. 
10-12, areuatim patentibus, cum venis reticulatis, infra 
prominulis; petiolo brevi ; panieula dimidium folii haud 
attingente, minutissime ferrugineo-pubescente, supra basin 
ramosa, ramis oppositis patentibus, iterum paniculatis, 
multifloris, bracteis caducis late ovatis, acuminatis, dense 
ferrugineo-pubescentibus ; receptaculo late turbinato ; 
perianthii segmentis late ovatis, apice incurvis, veluti 
receptaeulo ferrugineo-pubescentibus ; staminibus 6 ex- 
terioribus sub perianthii segmentis celatis, filamentis 
brevissimis, subtruneatis, velut staminibus interioribus 
similibus, staminodiisque subovoideis alternis, cum pilis 
brevibus tomentosis ferrugineis dense velatis ; ovario 
ellipsoideo-ovoideo, glabro, basi pilis ferrugineis densis 
cincto; stylo subsequale. 
Hab. Lake shore north of mouth of River Bakova. FI. 
January, 142. “ A shrub with greenish flowers in shady 
situation.” 
Rami ramulos foliaceos ferentes 6 mm. diam. Folia 9-16 
em. long., 5-85 em. lat.; petioli 6-8 mm. long.  Panieula 
ad 6 em. long. et lat. Flores 2:5-3 em. lat. pedicelli 
2-3 mm. long. Perianthii 1 segmenta 1 mm. long. Stamina 
exteriora et interiora circa ‘75 mm. long.; staminodia 
‘5 mm. long. breviter stipitata. Ovarium cum stylo 
1:25 mm. long. 
An interesting addition to the genus, which, though repre- 
sented by several species in West tropical Africa, has not hitherto 
been known from the Eastern side. The species is quite distinct 
from the Western forms, recalling most nearly in foliage and 
inflorescence a species found by Zenker in the Cameroons 
(No. 2117, named, but apparently not yet published, by 
Dr. Engler); the flowers are, however, considerably larger. It 
also recalls a second Cameroon species, B. fruticosa, Engl., but 
the shape of stamens and staminodes is very different in the 
two. 
